Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-18
A WARNING TO SMOKERS.
Reasons why a Man Should Not Loan
Ills Lighted Cigar,

Ills Lighted Cigar,
A placid and ealiow looking young man,
who wore a sill; hat, fur trimmed coat, light
overgaiters and patent leather shoes, tripped
ninnbly up 10 a well fed man seated in the
Iindell hotel lobby yesterday aud raised a
mutilated @snipe' to his lips with: "A light,
if you plenscm The well fed man continued
to work his half smoked cigar while he made
a careful search OF seven OF his pockets for q
match. The placid, half fed dude kept an
uneasy gaze at the burning cigar Two min
utes passed in that way, and the well fed man
was tired, and be showed it.
Il haven't match, but You can probably
get light at the cigar stand, said lie, rising
to point out to TIE young man an alcohol
blaze not tea stops away.
"Beg y'r pawtion, CAPPED the caliow one,
while flush OF Indignation chased OYER his
face.
The well fed .laa resumed his seat and
pulled away sefenely at his cigar.
"That was right observed the first 10
speak, Aand though ib is a little innovation
of the popular custom, it is common sense
act. always carry matches for the benefit
of my friends, as well as for myself, that |
may be able to smoke my own cigar, but if l
chance to be caught without match never
have the courage TO refuse to turn over my
cigar when asked for Eight l consider it
impertinence to ask man for a light off his
cigar, hat custom has established that imper-
tinence so firmly YOU are criticised if you at
tempt to inaugurate new era for smokers
ut is an old weatherheaten and foolish
idea that courtesy makes it necessary to let
every stranger, without consideration Of his
occupation, handle your cigar offered
gentleman on the other side of the well fed
man. & If | am smoking a cigar and it is
half or three-1uarters burned, am not going
TO let stranger handle it and then return it
to my mouth. 4 gentleman who thinks be
fore he acts would not expert me to. and
when happen TO be without match and do
not feel flush enough to buy another cigar
politely inform the man that am without
q match. 1t is only occasionally You run
upon man who is 50 rude as to ask You why
you don't give him your cigar
st was only yesterday" interrupted an at
tentive listener, that l saw a physician stop
cutting the diseased flesh of a patient ard
light cigar Three minutes later a man
dropped around and asked tine physician for
light He gave it to him. | would not have
touched his cigar, nor would l have al
lowed him to touch one l was smoking, for
man Is naturally careless animal, There is
an immense number Of persons whose business
it is TO handle poisonous Substances, and in
addition 10 these there are not a few who ac-
,identally touch matter Of which a small
particle viii faint "a cigar. The most minute
spcck Of poison viii cling TO the moistened
part of cigar. and, touched to a chapped lip,
may destroy your comfort aa1 the beauty OF
youT face ief weeks The drug clerk com
| pounding prescriptions IN which are deadly
nj as, rIa3 cut 20 get 81 he ingredients
| a c:.o 'icF corner. and while on the way con
| si'lei. L, uYqaes;in,lcd privilege under the
| T-c1c-,. custom, t. ask YOU fo, light The
| clo:.!is., tho 81 mist. the physi.iaa and mo
ch2ni,,, cIpi"ycd II certain kinds Of lahor
| are equally dangerous lIc1 TO give CT receive
| a 'iight' from Gre workman may have bras
| dust on hIs Ense's as lac goes home from work
| but he does not consider that / will, and
| hereafter my cigar VIII he invioiate st
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